Rusk students win $50 savings bonds
Austin Bank sponsors program

Austin Bank has chosen four student winners from Rusk ISD in its "Teach Children to Save" Program.

Students were awarded a $50 savings bond as part of this financial literacy education program which included a bank-sponsored coloring contest for elementary school students and instructional materials for each teacher.

Rusk students winning a savings bond were Mason Perkins, kindergarten and Rick Frauenberger, first grade, from Rusk Primary School; and Torrie Francis, second grade, and Kaylin Schwartz, third grade, from Rusk Elementary School.

Overall, Austin Bank awarded $50 savings bonds to 202 student winners in its "Teach Children to Save" coloring contest.

The bank's financial education program recognized the artistic work of East Texas elementary students in Kindergarten, First, Second and Third Grade from 71 school districts within East Texas. Art work from approximately 27,000 students was judged by each local Austin Bank. Winners were selected from each participating elementary school.

Teach Children to Save is an educational program that focuses on the importance of saving and money-management skills.

In this program, students were invited to color a drawing. In addition, instructional resources were provided to the teachers along with children's books.

The bank donated 1,073 copies of the books "Bunny Money" by Rosemary Wells and "Dollars and Sense" by Stan and Jan Berenstain to elementary school classrooms.

Schools in all communities served by Austin Bank's 23 locations were invited to participate in "Teach Children to Save."

Teaching tools and materials were distributed to East Texas school districts covering 27,716 students attending public and private schools in East Texas.